Darkest Wave

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Darkest Wave

Short description

In the future retro of 3180, The government has created a program of self aware mechanized creatures and they have gone rouge. The story begins as Max Titan gets the call that he has to bail the world out yet again, Max pilots his custom Fighter car the X-50 to destroy the sentient bosses of this growing army of mechanized animals and...

Developer
Duckman Army Games
Publisher
Duckman Army Games
Release
Fri, Nov 24, 2017
Price
$4.99
Reviews
2
Positive
100%
Followers
49
Owners (estimated)
20K – 50K
Concurrent players
n/a
Genres
Action
Features
Full controller support
Tags
Shoot 'Em Up Bullet Hell Third-Person Shooter FPS Shooter Arcade 2D Cyberpunk Controller Linear Action Casual Colorful Atmospheric Retro 1980s Dark Futuristic Old School Combat
Revenue (estimated, gross)~$449somewhere between $200 and $250k · roughly 40–50K copies

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